The Bowl of Saki (for every one)

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Monday, September 24, 2018

Favors from the Vain

It is better to pay than receive from the vain, for such favors demand ten times their cost. Bowl of Saki, September 24, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Do not look for thanks or appreciation for all the good you do to others, nor use it as a means to stimulate your vanity. Do all that you consider good for the sake of goodness, not even for a return of that from God. ~~~ "Sangatha I, 3 - Saluk", by Hazrat Inayat Khan (unpublished) When one sees clearly the roguery... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 22, 2018

Generosity

Real generosity is an unfailing sign of spirituality. Bowl of Saki, September 22, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The absence of generosity means that the doors of the heart are closed; nothing from within can come out, and nothing from without can enter in. from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/say/gayan_chalas.htm Tawazu' in Sufic terms means something more than hospitality. It is laying before one's friend willingly what one has, in other words sharing with one's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 21, 2018

Will Power

Will power is the keynote of mastery, and asceticism is the development of will power. Bowl of Saki, September 21, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: The first exercise to help the will power to develop would be to check every act, word, and thought which we do not wish to occur; to avoid unintentional actions, speech, and thoughts. The other exercise that is necessary for the development of the will power is that of seeing that neither our mind nor our body rules us,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 20, 2018

A teacher can kindle the flame

One thing is true: although the teacher cannot give the knowledge, he can kindle the light if the oil is in the lamp. Bowl of Saki, September 20, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: No one can give spiritual knowledge to another, for this is something that is within every heart. What the teacher can do is to kindle the light which is hidden in the heart of the disciple. If the light is not there, it is not the fault of the teacher. There is a verse by Hafiz in which he... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Love’s Limits

Love has its limitations when it is directed towards limited beings, but love directed to God has no limitations. Bowl of Saki, September 18, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: If someone limits his love to a single object, saying, 'I only love this and there is nothing else I need', surely he has not the right kind of love either. True love is limitless. Though it begins by being limited in such a way, yet it progresses and some day breaks out.... To speak of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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